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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: San Rafael, CA, USA
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4X4 swap: various questions
So here it goes!
First the background: I have a '70 C-10 that I'm converting to 4wd. Don't try and talk me into a frame swap or anything like that, please! The rear has a 12-bolt w/ leafs that came from the factory so I don't need to worry about that. I have aquired over the last few years a front Dana 44 and a Rockwell 221 divorced t-case from a '66 K-10 and an SM-420 from another truck. Lucky for me the ratio on the Dana matches my rear axle according to the tag on the cover. I also have a high hump tunnel cover I aquired because the truck now has a 3-speed. I also know I might need a 4wd steering box. The questions: Is the frame width on a '66 close enough to my '70 so I don't have to relocate the spring perches on the axle? Is there a way to identify the axle any further? There are no stamps on the tubes, just a few numbers cast into the center-section. Might I fab up a cross-over steering set-up using some of my 2wd steering components or is this a pipe dream? Should I maybe do a twin stick shifter on the Rockwell or will this work for this t-case? Anything else you can think of, too, would be greatly appreciated!
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'70 C-10 Short/Fleet 350 In the family since new and more than 300K on the odometer! |
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